Litia Botei Tikoisuva (born 2 May 1963) is a Fijian international female lawn bowler.[1][2]

Litia Tikoisuva
Personal information
Full nameLitia Botei Tikoisuva
Born (1963-05-02) 2 May 1963 (age 61)
Gau, Colony of Fiji, British Empire
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2018)
Weight72 kg (159 lb) (2018)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  Fiji
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Leamington Spa Women's Pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brisbane pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Brisbane fours
Gold medal – first place 2005 Melbourne singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Adelaide singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch triples
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoa singles

Biography

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Tikoisuva won a pairs bronze medal with Radhika Prasad at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa, England.[3]

She has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including the women's singles gold medal at the 2005 Championships in Melbourne.[4]

In 2019, she won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the singles event[5] and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[6] In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Fiji at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "World Bowls Championships" (PDF). worldbowls.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Inside Bowls August 2019". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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